Community Children's Nurse (Special Schools)

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board; Tonteg; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Wales is seeking a Community Children’s Nurse to provide nursing care for children with additional and complex needs. Responsibilities include planning and delivering training for support staff and collaborating with other agencies. Applicants should have post-registration experience and excellent communication skills. This role offers a salary of £31,516 to £38,364 per annum, pro rata (term time only).

Qualifications

• Post registration experience in Child Health and Wellbeing.
• Experience of working with children with additional/complex needs.
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to children in a Special School.
• Plan and deliver training for health care support workers.
• Work within the Children’s Community Nursing Team.

Job description

Community Children’s Nurse (Special Schools)

The closing date is 29 October 2025.

The post holder will provide nursing care to children and young people who have additional/complex needs within a Special School or Observation Unit within Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board and will work within clearly defined occupational policies, codes of practice and professional guidelines.

English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn't mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing candidates. This isn't 'fluency', just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. For more information, see the 'Croeso Candidate' booklet below.

Main duties of the job

Do you have a passion for working with children with additional and complex health needs and are looking to develop your knowledge and skills in this field. If so we currently have a band 5 vacancy to work in Ysgol Ty Coch Special School in Cwm Taf Morgannwg.

The postholder will work within clearly defined occupational policy, codes of practice and professional guidelines and will work as part of the Children’s Community Nursing Team. The post is based in Ysgol Ty Coch and is term time only.

The post holder will be responsible for the planning and delivery of training packages within the school and provide ongoing support, training and supervision for a team of health care support workers and learning support assistants. They will also support the Health and MDT clinics held within the school environment.

We are looking for someone who is able to work autonomously, is motivated, reliable, innovative but also enjoys working as part of a team.

Working collaboratively with other agencies is essential so excellent communication skills are required.

Comprehensive induction and ongoing training will be provided.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Registration

• UK NMC Registration

Qualifications/Knowledge

• Good underpinning theoretical and practical knowledge in Child Health and Wellbeing
• Knowledge of the 1-3 year plan for Children and Young People (IMTP)

Experience

• Post registration experience in Child Health and Wellbeing
• Experience of working with children with additional/complex needs
• Experience of working in community or school setting

Welsh language

• Welsh Skills Desirable (Level 3/B2 or above)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

£31,516 to £38,364 a year per annum, pro rata (term time only)